Documentary feature films in competition 2025
FILMS

Farming the Revolution
A film by Nishtha JAIN and Akash BASUMATARI
In November 2020, Gurbaz Sangha, a 26-year-old Indian farmer, traveled 400 kilometers on his tractor, from his native Punjab to the outskirts of Delhi. Like him, ...
In November 2020, Gurbaz Sangha, a 26-year-old Indian farmer, traveled 400 kilometers on his tractor, from his native Punjab to the outskirts of Delhi. Like him, ...

The Leopard’s Tribe
A film by Miriam Chandy Menacherry
The authorities of Mumbai are cutting down thousands of trees to expand the public transport network, threatening a forest where a community of 10,000 indigenous people live. At the ...
The authorities of Mumbai are cutting down thousands of trees to expand the public transport network, threatening a forest where a community of 10,000 indigenous people live. At the ...

Malavoune Tango
A film by Jean-Marc Lacaze
In Mayotte, the only French island remaining in the Comoros archipelago, a group of young people breed and raise dogs. Amidst petty tricks and small thefts, Chef, Flamsy, and Mopé seek to ...
In Mayotte, the only French island remaining in the Comoros archipelago, a group of young people breed and raise dogs. Amidst petty tricks and small thefts, Chef, Flamsy, and Mopé seek to ...

Faritra “The zone”
A film by Tovoniaina RASOANAIVO and Luck RAZANAJAONA
Feature-length documentary Jury award
Two filmmakers visit the juvenile detention wing of the Maison Centrale ...
Feature-length documentary Jury award
Two filmmakers visit the juvenile detention wing of the Maison Centrale ...

As noites ainda cheiram a pólvora (The nights still smell of gunpowder)
A film by Inadelso Cossa
Thirty-two years after the civil war in Mozambique, Inadelso Cossa returns to his hometown to explore the remnants of the past. Through conversations with locals and a sensory immersion, he ...
Thirty-two years after the civil war in Mozambique, Inadelso Cossa returns to his hometown to explore the remnants of the past. Through conversations with locals and a sensory immersion, he ...

Ndoto Ya Samira (Samira’s dream)
A film by Nino Tropiano
The story of Samira, a young woman from Zanzibar, who dreams of starting a family like all her friends, but is also determined to pursue higher education and a career. Throughout the seven years ...
The story of Samira, a young woman from Zanzibar, who dreams of starting a family like all her friends, but is also determined to pursue higher education and a career. Throughout the seven years ...